The Effective Management of Time. Patrick Weaver, Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd

1. The Effective Management of Time Patrick Weaver PMP Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd 17 th August 2010 The most comprehensive Oracle applications & technology content under one roof

6. Burj Khalifa -v- Empire State Building 102 Floors built in 410 days The steel frame rose at the rate of four and a half floors per week Empire State Bldg. completed in 1931 Burj Khalifa Dubai 208 floors in 5+ years

7. Burj Khalifa -v- Empire State Building If the Burj Khalifa in Dubai had been built at the same speed as the Empire State Building it would have opened two years earlier! The steel frame rose at the rate of four and a half floors per week Empire State Bldg. completed in 1931 Burj Khalifa Dubai 208 floors in 5+ years

20. Schedule Density Activities are progressively expanded to greater levels of ‘density’ as more information becomes available Unless the work is designed in its entirety and all subcontractors and specialists appointed before any work commences, it is impossible to plan the work in its entirety, in detail at the beginning of a project. Figures © Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Complex Projects

21. Schedule Density Low-density is appropriate for work, which is intended to take place 12 months, or more in the future. Tasks may be several months in duration Medium density is appropriate for work, which is intended to take place between 3 and 9 months after the schedule date. At this stage the work should be designed in sufficient detail to be allocated to contractors, or subcontractors. Task durations should not exceed 2 months.

22. Schedule Density High-density scheduling is an essential prerequisite for undertaking work. The schedule is prepared with the people doing the work. Task durations should be no more than the update cycle As the density is increased, adjustments to the plan take into account actual performance to date, resources, work content, and other factors necessary to achieve the overall schedule objectives.

23. Schedule Density The activity coding structure (ID) maps high to medium to low density

35. Reporting Options Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. Clifford Stoll See: Beyond Reporting - The Communication Strategy http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/Resources_Papers_094.html